You win some you lose some.

Yet again it’s been a busy few days.  We got unexpected new that Johnny was made redundant at work two weeks back but God was gracious and he walked out of that job and into another one.  The salary is a drop but not nearly as much pressure and he’s at home a whole lot more which makes me over the moon.  Another set of hands, strong ones at that.  We have been hectically trying to tidy up the garage area and turn it into a studio.  Sad to say it’s still a way to go but we shall persevere none the less.  Our ride on is finally going again and is driving like a BMW.  The long grass stands no chance in its way.  It was good to get things under control again.  An unruly tree got the axe and my colourful ornamental section at the bottom of the garden was in full swing of creation.  At last the wishing well moved from in doors to outdoors. While cleaning up the garage we unearthed a treasure for sure.  Now to most people I guess this won’t be considered a treasure but to find a wooden ladder that was probably older than me in my barn was delightful.  The wheel barrow pot plant was in full bloom and is doing tremendously well.   After carrying all the potted plants I received from Val to the back, I stood back and smiled.  It was a creation in the making.  The little pink, yellow and red flowers in the barrow looked beautiful and I smiled. 

On the other hand a fox has been in the area and he found my address sadly.  We discovered the hole in the fence he was using.  He nabbed four of my laying chickens this past week.  Angry at myself for becoming complacent, we set about to mend the fence and block him out.  He would not be getting away with any more of my birds.  Annoyed intensely as my ordering customers are slowly starting to increase at last and right now I don’t need to be down four layers.  There was no more to be done but work on getting the numbers up again.   I collect the four eggs in the nesting boxes and went straight upstairs and put them in the incubator.  21 days away we will have more baby chooks to raise and look after for a while.   It will take a few months but we will be back to normal soon enough.